1. 👩🏾🔬 Ghana Advances Gender Equity in STEM on the Global Stage
Source: The Business & Financial Times & UNESCO (17 Feb 2026); Ghanaian Times, AllAfrica (20 Feb 2026)
Summary:
This year’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science, observed globally under the theme “From Vision to Impact: Redefining STEM by Closing the Gender Gap,” sparked both policy dialogue and practical action in Ghana. Internationally, UNESCO emphasised the need for structural change to ensure women and girls are fully represented across science and technology fields. Locally, coverage in Ghanaian Times highlighted how corporate actors are translating that vision into tangible support. Including activities from Gold Fields Ghana, G.H.Scientific and Telecel Ghana Limited.
Significance:
Together, these stories show how global advocacy connects with local action. While international observances set the agenda, it is long-term commitments — scholarships, mentorship and industry partnerships — that transform aspiration into opportunity.
2. 🤖 AI4SD Project Marks First Anniversary with Innovations Showcase (Feb 17)
Source: Ghana News Agency (Science Desk) [gna.org.gh]
Summary:
The AI for Sustainable Development (AI4SD) project celebrated one year of supporting Ghana’s use of artificial intelligence to tackle national challenges at the Responsible AI lab (KNUST). This milestone leads in Ghana STEM news space as AI holds significant prospects for research and development
Significance:
AI innovations showcased under AI4SD help Ghana accelerate solutions in health, agriculture, climate resilience, and digital governance — expanding local capacity in emerging tech.
3. 📚 UHAS Professor Wins 2026 Chinese PIFI Scientist Award (Feb 17)
Source: Ghana News Agency (Science Desk) [gna.org.gh]
Summary:
The Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (SIOC) and Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have announced University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) Professor Peter Wisdom Atadja as the recipient of the 2026 President’s International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI) Visiting Scientist Award..
Significance:
International recognition strengthens Ghana’s global research presence and inspires upcoming scientists in the health and life sciences.
4. ❤️🩺 Hidden Blood Pressure Differences in Ghanaians with Diabetes
Source: Published in Endocrine and Metabolic Science (2026) via DOI: 10.1016/j.endmts.2026.100296
Summary: A recent study led by Prof. Hayfron-Benjamin at the University of Ghana medical school investigated blood pressure differences between both arms of 745 Ghanaians living with diabetes finding that a significant number had differences ranging from 5 – 20 mmHg. Obesity was strongly associated with having a clinically significant interarm difference.
Significance: An elevated interarm blood pressure difference is often a warning sign of vascular disease that can lead to blood clots and strokes for example.
5. 🧪 Yinson Builds Ultra-Modern Science Lab for Basic School
Source: The Business & Financial Times (19 Feb 2026) (The Business & Financial Times)
Summary: Yinson Production West Africa inaugurated a science laboratory at Salvation Army Basic School in Dixcove to strengthen practical science learning for students. (The Business & Financial Times)
Significance: Practical labs deepen students’ science understanding and excitement — a core component of quality STEM education highlighted in recent STEM news Ghana.
6. 👁️Large scale study on Visual Impairment and Blindness in Ghana:
Source: Ophthalmic Epidemiology
Summary: A large review combining 13 studies and nearly 28,000 Ghanaians found that about 6% of people live with visual impairment, while 0.25% are blind. Vision problems are more common in rural areas, among women, and in older adults. Most visual impairment is due to uncorrected refractive errors (need for glasses), while cataracts are the leading cause of blindness.
Significance: This study makes one thing clear: vision loss remains a significant public health issue in Ghana. The fact that refractive errors and cataracts — both largely treatable conditions — are leading causes means much of this burden is preventable.
7. 🧠 Ghana Neuroscience Society Conference 2026
Source: Official Ghana Neuroscience Society website & IBRO announcement (2026)
Summary: The Ghana Neuroscience Society (GNS) is hosting its 2026 annual conference titled “Frontiers of Neuroscience Research in Africa” from 14–16 May 2026 in Accra, Ghana. The event marks a decade of GNS’s contributions to brain science, education, and innovation.
Significance: By celebrating 10 years of society achievements, the conference highlights how research, education, and collaboration can advance brain science in Africa, a significant boost for Ghana STEM News
8. 📡 Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory Publishes Early Results
Source: arXiv research paper (Jan 2026) (arXiv)
Summary: Ghana’s 32 m Kutunse radio telescope is now a major scientific instrument producing early astronomy results and integrating into global networks. (arXiv)
Significance: This shows high-end research happening in Ghana, helping readers appreciate tangible scientific infrastructure and discoveries. It’s high-impact STEM news Ghana with broader scientific relevance.